The chase for the WNBA title is about to begin.
The field for the 2025 playoffs is set, with eight of the league’s 13 teams earning a chance to compete for this year’s championship. The postseason bracket was finalized on the final night of the regular season Thursday.
The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty have carried their title defense to the postseason, but they aren’t the No. 1 seed like last year. That top spot was instead earned by MVP candidate Napheesa Collier and the reigning runner-up Minnesota Lynx, who followed up their crushing 2024 Finals defeat by posting a WNBA record-tying 34 victories this regular season.
Three-time MVP A’ja Wilson powered the Las Vegas Aces to the No. 2 seed thanks to a 16-game winning streak to end the season, while a couple of new-look teams